Category Archives: privacy

“Trump supporters go to Washington”

Posted on 7 February 2021 by ecoquant

People don’t only have to worry about a government tracking them by their smartphones. In this case, the social effects of this capability were beneficial, because “some very bad dudes” were able to be found and identified. But most people … Continue reading →

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Cathy O’Neil’s WEAPONS OF MATH DESTRUCTION: A Review

Posted on 23 October 2016 by ecoquant

(Revised and updated Monday, 24th October 2016.) Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil, published by Crown Random House, 2016. This is a thoughtful and very approachable introduction and review to the societal and personal consequences of data mining, data science, … Continue reading →

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“Holy crap – an actual book!”

Posted on 10 August 2016 by ecoquant

Originally posted on mathbabe:
Yo, everyone! The final version of my book now exists, and I have exactly one copy! Here’s my editor, Amanda Cook, holding it yesterday when we met for beers: Here’s my son holding it: He’s offered…

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energy storage

Posted on 5 March 2016 by ecoquant

Where we’ll go should net metering be nixed.

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Earth Day, my hope

Posted on 9 April 2015 by ecoquant
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Superstorm Sandy, in New York City

Posted on 27 October 2014 by ecoquant

http://nyti.ms/1ruDF81, at The New York Times.

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Comment on “How urban anonymity disappears when all data is tracked”, an article in the NY Times

Posted on 20 April 2014 by ecoquant

The New York Times has an article titled “How urban anonymity disappears when all data is tracked” by Quentin Hardy which appears in its “Bits” section. I just posted a comment on that article, which is reproduced below: I hope … Continue reading →

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